A loss in double overtime in a Game 7. There is supposed to be glory about it. A beautiful death. Honorable defeat. Going out on your shield. Something to earmark and build upon. A loss, but one you can still hold your head high after when the cloud of shock and disappointment clear. The thing

vs. SCHEDULE Game 1 in St. Louis – Tonight, 8:30 Game 2 in St. Louis – Saturday, 2pm Game 3 in Dallas – Monday, 7pm Game 4 in Dallas – Wednesday, 8:30 I said it on the podcast, but I’ll say it again. If you have literally anything else to do, do not watch this […]

vs. Schedule Game 1 in Nashville tonight, 8:30 Game 2 in Nashville Saturday, 5pm Game 3 in Dallas Monday, 8:30 Game 4 in Dallas Wednesday, 7pm The only series that might become more staccato than the Penguins and Islanders is this one. The Stars are going to have no interest in making this open or […]

We’ve often bitched about the Old Boys Club that NHL coaches are chosen from. Same goes for GMs. It feels like you only get an NHL job if you had one before, or served as an assistant for years. We think the game could use new ideas, and they need to come from new places. […]

None of our Dallas friends wanted to talk to us. So here’s what Logan Stark had to say a month ago when the Hawks were in Dallas. (@LoganStark) Let’s get this out of the way up top. While the CEO swearing about the team’s two stars is good for comedic value out here, isn’t it […]

vs. RECORDS: Hawks 28-30-9 Stars 35-27-5 PUCK DROP: 7pm TV: NBCSN Chicago WE ARE STARDUST: Defending Big D I used to think that the elimination of the Circus Trip and Ice Show, and not having a road trip longer than three or four games, would be a boon to the Hawks. But looking over […]

Logan Stark is an editor at DefendingBigD.com. You can follow her @LoganStarkBooks. Hey…Stark on the Stars. We just thought of that! Anyway, here’s the Q&A we did with her two weeks ago when the Stars were here Let’s get this out of the way up top. While the CEO swearing about the team’s two stars […]

vs. RECORDS: Stars 30-25-5 Hawks 26-27-9 PUCK DROP: 2pm TV: WGN FROM A DC-9 AT NIGHT: Defending Big D It’s such a weird year. The Hawks lost the opening half of their showcase weekend, and yet that’s probably the best game they’ve played since…man, it’s hard to say. There have been periods here and there […]

Logan Stark is a contributor at DefendingBigD.com. You can follow her @LoganStarkBook. Hey…Stark on the Stars. We just thought of that! Let’s get this out of the way up top. While the CEO swearing about the team’s two stars is good for comedic value out here, isn’t it nonsensical as Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn […]

In the end, it was just a publicity stunt. That’s all you can make of CEO Jim Lites airing out his team’s two biggest stars, Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin, in the press before he had ever talked to them. It’s hard to think of another CEO, who doesn’t hold GM duties as well, in […]